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Show minFgwnebs make appeal Protest Against New Mining Decree in Mexico Made to United States. I Washington, Sept. 19 Corporations having idle mines In Mexico today appealed t0 the state department to protest against a new mining decree reported under consideration by General Gen-eral Carranza which they declared might operate to confiscate their property. prop-erty. The department had not received official of-ficial information on the subject but is making Inquiries at the Mexico City. Carranza, the mine owners say, intends in-tends to Increase to a confiscatory rate taxes on mines in certain districts dis-tricts now closed because of unsettled conditions which are not put. into operation within GO days. The ostensible osten-sible purpose, "it is said, is to give employment to idle Mexicans. - rr. |